A lot of time and planning goes into creating a production line. And installing a production line, big or small, costs money. Your customers depend on your production line running smoothly, and so do your employees. So it's critical to ensure your conveyor line is running as efficiently as possible.
The manufacturing industry is one of the largest users of belt conveyors. These conveyor systems are essential for moving raw materials, parts, and finished products through the production process. In this blog post, we will cover the basics of belt conveyors and their benefits for the manufacturing industry.
AS, ESD and HC. Just throwing around letters? No. Those are all electrical abbreviations that apply to conveyor belting and in some cases to the conveyor as a whole. Let’s look into these terms, and the conveying applications where they may be used.
mk North America has released a new tool on their website which will allow users to quickly and easily determine and compare conveyor types for their specific application.
As the complexity of industrial automation and factory systems increases, the need for higher precision conveyors becomes more and more apparent.
And while “precision” is one of the main reasons to use a timing belt conveyor over a traditional flat belt conveyors, there are other reasons. Continue reading to learn more.
You’re in the market for a dual-lane chain conveyor. And you contact mk North America, who quotes you a KTF-P 2010. Or saw you need a belt conveyor. A member of mk sales team reviews your application with you – looking at width and load in particular – in the end you are quoted a GUF-P 2041. In both scenarios you were quoted the best conveyor for your application. But you’re left wondering what exactly does “KTF-P 2010” or “GUF-P 2041” actually stand for? Continue reading to learn exactly that.
